Litigation
May 12, 2006
'Buckeye' May Keep California From Being Class-Action Mecca
Focus Column - By Jason H. Anderson - The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that arbitration clauses in contracts governed by the Federal Arbitration Act are severable and separately enforceable even if the contract as a whole is unenforceable.
By Jason H. Anderson
The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that arbitration clauses in contracts governed by the Federal Arbitration Act are severable and separately enforceable even if the contract as a whole is unenforceable. Buckeye Check Cashing v. Cardegna, 2006 DJDAR 2008 (Feb. 21, 2006). The decision is supported by the court's long-standing position that the ...
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